[Milsurplus] What's the name for it?

[J. Forster]

OK. Then it's a Twist Key Latch.

See:

http://www.anvilcase.com/casedetails/hardware.html

-John

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> I have never seen what I know as Dzus fasteners that
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> fit Jim Haynes' description.
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> I have a Huntron 2000 tracker (solid state device checker)
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> that is part of a TS-4138/P (NSN 6625-01-255-0839).
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> The case for this piece has two SIMMONS fastners.  The
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> "locking" part is a rounded triangular piece.  It operates
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> a screw mechanism that tightens/loosens the actual
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> moving piece (J-shaped) which engages a similar fixed
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> piece on the cover.  When the operating "wing" is turned
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> CCW, its moving J piece extends upward and disengages
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> from the fixed J piece on the cover.  Once this happens
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> the bottom piece flips down and the lid can be opened.
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> 73 - Mac, K2GKK/5
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> Oklahoma City, OK
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> * In my many years, I have come to the conclusion that one useless *
> * man is a shame, two is a law firm and three or more is Congress. *
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> * -- John Adams (1735- 1826) *
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>> Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:40:11 -0700
>> From: jfor at quik.com
>> To: jhhaynes at earthlink.net
>> CC: milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] What's the name for it?
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>> Dzuz Fastner. Pics on Google Images.
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>> -John
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>> > There's this kind of fastener that is used maybe to fasten the cover
>> > to a test set, or mount something on something. It has a wing-shaped
>> > handle that folds down, and when turned it moves a strip of metal with
>> > a J cross-section that engages a similarly-shaped fixed piece of metal
>> > that is the mating part. We've all seen them hundreds of times, but
>> > I don't know what the name of the part is, and I would like to obtain
>> > some of them but I don't know what to ask for.
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>> > Jim W6JVE
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>> > jhhaynes at earthlink dot net
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